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| Josh Goot | |
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| Born | Joshua Goot 1980 (age 43–44) Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
Joshua Goot (born 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian fashion designer and entrepreneur. He was born in Sydney but currently lives in New York.
Early life
Goot was born in 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales. Goot later graduated from Moriah College in 1997 and began a BA in Communication (Media, Arts and Production) at the University of Technology Sydney. It was there that he developed an interest in fashion design. After one year, Goot deferred his studies to travel to Europe and the Middle East.
His first label, Platform, was founded in 2000 with his friend Josh Goulburn. The pair split in 2002, but Goot continued with Platform, taking the printed t-shirt line into a youth-focused, street-wear collection. Platform went defunct in 2004.
Fashion career
In early 2005, Goot launched his label with a capsule of unisex tailored jersey essentials in grey marl and "futuristic" silver. In 2005, the Josh Goot debut collection won Australia’s Tiffany & Co. Designer of the Year Award at the Melbourne Fashion Festival and the Prix de Marie Claire Award for Best Up-and-Coming Designer. In May 2005, Josh Goot debuted a collection and introduced an aesthetic at Australian Fashion Week. Josh Goot pieces appeared on the cover of Women’s Wear Daily for its "marriage between traditional tailoring and the all American T".
In September 2006, Goot showed up at New York Fashion Week, presenting at the Matthew Marks Gallery. He moved to London in 2008, invited by the British Fashion Council to show at London Fashion Week.
Following the financial crisis of 2007–2008, Goot experienced a downturn in his business and returned to Australia in 2009 to focus on his home market. The collections introduced a series of "innovative technological developments in textiles" developed in Goot’s Sydney studio.
In 2010, Josh Goot opened his first retail store in a converted gallery space on Glenmore Road, Paddington, an inner-city suburb of Sydney. In 2011, Goot signed with Australian department store David Jones Limited, opening the Autumn/Winter 2012 launch with a tailored tuxedo suit worn by Miranda Kerr. In 2012, the label moved to Oxford Street, Sydney. Working with architect Andy McDonnell, the new environment introduced audiovisual elements and a retractable roof above a multi-colour carpet that was designed by Shane Sakkeus. In 2013, Goot opened in Melbourne.
Collaborations
He has acted as an ambassador and advocate for Australian Merino Wool. In 2007, Josh Goot was one of the first Australian designers to collaborate with Target Australia in the Designers For Target initiative.
In 2010, Josh Goot collaborated with the Sydney Dance Company on Rafael Bonachella’s 6 Breaths, working with artist and designer Jonathan Zawada on a print-based, unisex identity for the production.
Brand's identity
Goot also emphasises silk fabrics, Australian Merino wool and bonded viscose nylons to build an investment for the modern woman.
In 2013, Goot said, "What I wanted to do with the label was to create a modern, urban, Australian fashion brand. It was born out of these core ideals of modernity, modernism and a sense of sport, and I wanted it to capture an Australian point of view in a new way that hadn’t been expressed before." That year, Goot spoke at the Australian Financial Review’s Bespoke Summit at the Sydney Opera House about building a luxury fashion label in Australia.
Voluntary Administration
In February 2015, Josh Goot entered the Voluntary Administration. Goot spoke openly of the company’s "downward spiral", citing "well-documented external factors at play within the domestic industry." The company emerged from Voluntary Administration and control was returned to Goot as sole director.
Awards
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- 2005 Winner Tiffany & Co. Young Designer of the Year Award, Melbourne
- 2005 Winner Best Up-and-Coming Designer Prix de Marie Claire Awards, Sydney.
- 2008 Finalist The Fashion Group International. Rising Star, New York.
- 2009 Finalist International Mango Fashion Award, Barcelona
- 2009 Winner Best Designer Prix de Marie Claire Awards, Sydney
References
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- Vogue, October 2014
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- Hush, Kellie. The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 May 2007
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- London Fashion Week, Letter From London, Spring Summer 2009
- Press, Clare. Vogue
- McCourt, Georgie. Harpers Bazaar, March 2011
- Hush, Kellie. The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 March 2010
- Waterhouse, Kate. "Kerr leads way in season twists at DJs Manhattan transfer" The Sun-Herald, 12 February 2012
- "Josh Goot's New Store" Vogue.com.au, 7 September 2012
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- Effieandco. "Designers for Target | Effie & Co Melbourne, Australia". effie& co. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- Hush, Kellie. The Sydney Morning Herald
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- First Class Magazine, December 2013
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- Whyte, Jemima. "Why Josh Goot is Australia's Latest Fashion Victim" The Australian Financial Review, 20 February 2015
- Traill-Nash, Glynis. "Designer Goot Enters into Voluntary Administration" The Australian, 3 February 2015
- Halliwell, Elle. "Comeback kid Josh Goot shares some sound advice for young creatives" The Daily Telegraph, 21 March 2015
- Traill-Nash, Glynis. The Australian, 9 March 2015